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Old 10-16-2020, 02:06 PM   #2744
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Originally Posted by underscore View Post
That seems to be a more general flaw in how the US works. The President and the national gov't only have so much power over the individual states but people seem to think the President has direct input and control over everything that happens, so all Presidents get credit and blame for things they had absolutely nothing to do with.

It's not exactly surprising given how the US loves to deal in absolutes, but it's a bit annoying to sort through. Though it's not like there's anything I can actually do with the information anyways.
I don't consider it a flaw.
Our Canadian federalist government was founded on the same principals.
It's important that provincial and municipal governments remain autonomous.

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We can't, but if you compare results for Canada vs. the US you'll see it was a non-issue at best and negligible at worst.
Taiwan also restricted flights early. 7 deaths total. Was it negligible for them as well?
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